Online Degree Programs

Online degree programs make education convenient

Strengthen your current job skills. Study something that interests you. Our accredited online college degree programs, and our onsite programs in Aurora (Denver area) and Colorado Springs, are designed to work around your busy life.

Convenience: At CTU, you can get the education you want without putting your work or personal life on hold. You can attend online classes when and where they fit into your busy schedule. At home, at work, at the library ... wherever there’s an Internet connection. If you live in the Denver or Colorado Springs area you may be able to enroll in a hybrid program, which combines online learning with onsite learning.

Variety: Whatever your area of interest, you’ll likely find a degree program to suit your needs at CTU. In fact, we offer more than 100 graduate and undergraduate online degree programs and concentrations. You’ll find degree options at every level — associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral — and in many different fields.

Relevance: CTU online courses are taught by faculty who live what they teach. They’re in tune with current trends in their field and incorporate them into the coursework. You’re able to benefit from their first-hand industry knowledge and real-world experiences in their field.

Diversity: Our online classes are full of people just like you: stay-at-home parents, mid-level managers, busy executives, empty nesters, single parents, budding entrepreneurs. Here, students come from all walks of life to learn and improve their lives through education. In addition to knowledgeable instructors and a community of like-minded students, CTU’s online university experience includes interactive technology that makes learning accessible for a diverse student body.

Education That Fits Your Lifestyle

One of the biggest benefits of attending an online university is that it can be tailored your lifestyle. Instead of rushing out of the office at the end of the day to attend class or missing dinner with your kids to participate in a study group, you can listen to archived lectures, complete assignments, and communicate with professors and classmates when it’s convenient for you.

Our online education allows you to:

Maintain a work, life, education balance

Tailor your education with flexible learning options

Connect to courses anywhere you have an Internet connection

While CTU offers onsite and hybrid courses at our Aurora (Denver area) or Colorado Springs campuses, an online option is available for many of our programs — so if your needs change over time, you might be able to finish your degree online.

CTU Virtual Classroom: Everything in One Spot

With CTU’s Virtual Classroom you’re never more than a few clicks away from where you want to be. When you log into your Virtual Classroom’s dashboard, you land on your course home page, where you can navigate to all of the following resources.

Course Home: See the latest announcements for your online course, which you can read, save, or dismiss to stay organized

To Do List: View and sort your upcoming tasks

Live Chats: Find out when your next interactive lecture is scheduled, log into live chats, or access a previous lecture

Assignments: View the assignment list and sort by type, assignment, or due date; select an assignment and get everything you need to complete it all in one place; and follow a link to the class discussion board where you can engage with your instructor and your classmates

Resources: Easily view your bookshelf with all of the e-books for your current and previous courses; conveniently check out all of the additional resources you may need; access CTU’s virtual library that offers e-books, online databases, and research guides for all of our online degree programs

Grades: Track your grades any time during your course and view your gradebook for a detailed breakdown of how you’re doing so far, including a link to instructor feedback on completed assignments

Classmates: See everyone who is taking the class with you, get their contact information, track a group, mark and view favorites, and even tag classmates with keywords

Site Menu: From here, you can get tools that will help make staying in touch even easier, including a messenger app, general school contact information, a list of contacts in every department, and a link to trending discussions happening throughout the CTU community

It's all pretty amazing, and, since it's better to experience it than simply read about it, we invite you to take our Virtual Classroom tour.

Innovative Tools and Resources

Our online students lead busy lives and need to make the best use of their time and energy. We get it. That’s why we offer several ways to attend classes — online, on campus, or a blend of both. Our digital tools allow you to receive credit for what you already know, access your courses from anywhere, and calculate the cost of your education. And our Career Services staff is ready to help you when it’s time to apply for an internship or a new job.

Intellipath™: Intellipath™ is a CTU proprietary online learning application. It customizes coursework in our online degree programs to suit your knowledge level, letting you skip what you already know and focus on what you need to learn. It does away with the one-size-fits-all approach to education by providing you with your own personalized learning path.

When you take an online course powered by Intellipath™, you benefit from increased control over your class material. You’re able to proactively address learning gaps, and get immediate feedback as you complete your course. This can help you improve your knowledge retention and lead to increased rates of passing grades — so that after you graduate, you’re ready to hit the ground sprinting.

FastTrack™: Intellipath™ is the technology that drives CTU’s Fast Track™, a set of technology-driven learning assessments that allows you to earn credit toward your degree for the knowledge and skills you already have. Offered at no additional charge, Fast Track assessments help you demonstrate proficiency in core subjects, reducing the cost of your program and the time it takes to complete your degree by as much as 30 percent.

CTU Mobile: CTU’s mobile app provides the freedom and flexibility that our online degree students want. You get a secure, convenient way to stay connected to professors and classmates when you’re on the go. Get homework done, receive timely notifications, and manage deadlines — all from the palm of your hand.

With CTU Mobile, you can:

Check assignments while riding the train or bus to work

Participate in live chats from the comfort of your favorite recliner

Send emails to faculty members while waiting at the doctor’s office

Review discussion boards on your lunch hour

Track academic progress when you have a few minutes to spare

Financial Aid: Our goal is to help you achieve your educational goals. Our financial aid advisors can explain all of the available options, including federal and state grants, scholarships, loans and work-study programs*, private loans, payment plans, and tuition reimbursement.

Online financial aid resources include:

Graduation Date and Tuition Calculator: See how Fast Track assessments, transfer credits, or a military affiliation can affect your total tuition and graduation date.

Net Price Calculator: In just a few minutes, you can get an estimate of the cost to attend CTU, including tuition, fees, other expenses and possible grant aid.

Scholarships and Grants: Learn how new and returning students who meet eligibility criteria can take advantage of a number of institutional grants and scholarships.

Tuition and Catalog Resources: In just a few clicks, you’ll get access to tuition and catalog information that may help make your education investment easier to understand.

Career Development: Reach out to our Career Services staff to explore career ideas, get ready for a job interview, create a cover letter and résumé, or get career coaching. Let our staff help you put your best foot forward when you apply for an internship, ask for a promotion, or pursue a career change.

*Financial aid is available for those who qualify. University grants or scholarships are based on established criteria as published in the University's catalog and are awarded after verification that the conditions of eligibility have been met.

Engage with Fellow CTU Students Online

We believe that continuing your education in today's world requires a community effort. That's why we take advantage of current and emerging technologies to help keep you connected to your studies in the some of the most convenient ways possible.

At CTU, you can interact with your classmates and instructors in much the same way you already stay in touch with your friends, family, and co-workers. By incorporating chat, email, mobile devices, and popular social networking sites into your online university experience, you can make education an active, engaging part of your everyday life.

Current students and alumni can stay connected, receive updates, and offer their own input with CTU’s social communities:

CTU Facebook™ Community: Yes, we’re on Facebook — come and join us! Remember to “Like” our page for regular updates and access to discussions, special interests, university news, and photos.

In addition, for three years in a row, U.S. News & World Report recognized CTU’s online bachelor’s degree programs as Best Online Program for Veterans.

The NSA and Department of Defense have recognized CTU as well. They named CTU a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense.1 Many of the business degree programs offered by Colorado Technical University are also ACBSP accredited.

The International Graduate Forum named Colorado Technical University in the Top Tier of Online MBA Programs for 2016. 2 Schools are assessed based upon certain Key Performance Indicators, which act as benchmarks in the rating and ranking of graduate programs. Schools selected for inclusion into the European, North American, Gulf, and Online MBA Rankings have demonstrated a high level of innovation and thought leadership; typically, highly qualified faculty are used, and the make-up of students is diverse.

Benefits of an Accredited Online Program

Not all online college degree programs are created equal. As you research your choices, make sure the program you choose is offered by an accredited college. College accreditation may be necessary in your field of study or in the career path you choose. Accreditation is a voluntary process that schools undergo to demonstrate that their college and programs can withstand rigorous evaluation and meet or exceed the standards of an independent accreditation agency.

Alumni Association Keeps You Connected

Once you graduate from CTU, you automatically become a member of our collaborative, supportive Alumni Association.

The relationships our students form with their professors, CTU staff, and each other should not end after graduation, and we invite you to stay connected to the expanding professional and social network represented by the more than 91,000 degrees awarded since 1965.

CTU Virtual Classroom

Colorado Technical University has adopted industry-current technology and incorporated them into the ways you can:

Access upcoming and archived lectures (live chats)

Interact with instructors and classmates

Track assignments and grades

Access course materials

It's all pretty amazing, and it's better to experience it than simply read about it, so we invite you to experience our Virtual Classroom tour.

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Benefits of an Online Program

Maintain a work, life, education balance

Tailor your education with flexible learning options

Connect to courses anywhere you have internet

Industry-current and relevant curriculum

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CTU Ranks for Best Online Programs

U.S. News & World Report has named five Colorado Technical University online degree programs to its prestigious 2017 Best Online Programs lists:

When you're researching higher education, you’ll likely come across the term "accreditation." Accreditation refers to a college or university meeting the evaluation criteria of a review board or organization, which is typically an independent third party.

Accrediting organizations set the academic standards by which their member institutions must comply. This quality assurance process is performed by private membership associations.*

CTU is accredited as a university by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org). Specific CTU programs are accredited by several organizations including:

Yes; CTU accepts many forms of transfer credit that allow incoming students to leverage previous education, job experience, equivalency exams, and more. For students seeking to transfer credit from another college or university, please refer to our Transfer Credit Guide for more information about transcripts and requirements. Not all credits eligible to transfer. See the University’s catalog regarding CTU’s transfer credit policies.

As with most universities, CTU does have some limits for the amount of transfer credits that can be applied toward a degree. For example, at CTU you must complete a minimum of 25% of the total credit hours for any degree program (associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral level).

CTU also offers Fast Track™ tests which allow you to earn college credit for what you already know. By passing multiple Fast Track exams you can save up to 30% in time to graduation and tuition. You may also be eligible for transfer credit if you have military experience or by submitting an Experiential Learning Portfolio.

CTU Fast Track™ allows you to earn college credit for what you already know; this program can help you save time and money. Presented as a series of mini modules and exams, Fast Track is designed to evaluate and reward your knowledge of important course concepts. In essence, Fast Track allows you to test out of classes by demonstrating your previous experience and skill.

There are numerous Fast Track exams available across a wide variety of CTU degree programs. Fast Track is offered at no additional cost, and there is no penalty for an exam that you don’t pass.

How can Fast Track save me time and money as a student at CTU?
CTU Fast Track can help you earn your degree up to 30% faster and reduce tuition costs by up to 30% as well. When you receive a passing score on a Fast Track exam, you earn CTU course credit which means that you don’t have to take that course. Each test takes about 3 – 5 hours to complete; if passed, the credit will be applied toward your degree within 24 hours.

Can I take Fast Track exams if I am attending CTU as a part-time student?
Fast Track is available to all students enrolled in eligible CTU degree programs. To see if there are Fast Track exams for your degree program, contact an Admission Advisor or Success Coach.

The amount of time it takes to earn a degree at CTU varies greatly depending on a number of factors, most of which are related to your choices and options as a learner. Factors that could influence how long it takes to complete your degree include:

There are many potential factors at play because CTU offers such a personalized approach to learning. Your graduation date will be determined by you and the dedicated experts at CTU, including Admission Advisors, Financial Aid Advisors, the Prior Learning Team, and more.

The best way to determine the exact length of time it will take to earn your degree is to start the conversation with an Admission Advisor.

Because CTU focuses on providing a personalized learning experience, there are many different paths to attaining a degree. Thankfully, CTU has a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping you choose the right path for your needs, including Admission Advisors, Financial Aid Advisors, a Prior Learning Team, and more.

The only way to determine the exact tuition for your degree is to start the conversation with an Admission Advisor. If you’re looking for a quick estimate, try our Tuition and Graduation Date Calculator.

Keeping Your Education Affordable

Professional Learning Model

The CTU PLM™ places students in the active role of collaborative problem-solvers and project initiators, engaging you in complex, real-world situations and challenging you to organize, research and solve problems.

When you're researching higher education, you’ll likely come across the term "accreditation." Accreditation refers to a college or university meeting the evaluation criteria of a review board or organization, which is typically an independent third party.

Accrediting organizations set the academic standards by which their member institutions must comply. This quality assurance process is performed by private membership associations.*

CTU is accredited as a university by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org). Specific CTU programs are accredited by several organizations including:

Yes; CTU accepts many forms of transfer credit that allow incoming students to leverage previous education, job experience, equivalency exams, and more. For students seeking to transfer credit from another college or university, please refer to our Transfer Credit Guide for more information about transcripts and requirements. Not all credits eligible to transfer. See the University’s catalog regarding CTU’s transfer credit policies.

As with most universities, CTU does have some limits for the amount of transfer credits that can be applied toward a degree. For example, at CTU you must complete a minimum of 25% of the total credit hours for any degree program (associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral level).

CTU also offers Fast Track™ tests which allow you to earn college credit for what you already know. By passing multiple Fast Track exams you can save up to 30% in time to graduation and tuition. You may also be eligible for transfer credit if you have military experience or by submitting an Experiential Learning Portfolio.

CTU Fast Track™ allows you to earn college credit for what you already know; this program can help you save time and money. Presented as a series of mini modules and exams, Fast Track is designed to evaluate and reward your knowledge of important course concepts. In essence, Fast Track allows you to test out of classes by demonstrating your previous experience and skill.

There are numerous Fast Track exams available across a wide variety of CTU degree programs. Fast Track is offered at no additional cost, and there is no penalty for an exam that you don’t pass.

How can Fast Track save me time and money as a student at CTU?
CTU Fast Track can help you earn your degree up to 30% faster and reduce tuition costs by up to 30% as well. When you receive a passing score on a Fast Track exam, you earn CTU course credit which means that you don’t have to take that course. Each test takes about 3 – 5 hours to complete; if passed, the credit will be applied toward your degree within 24 hours.

Can I take Fast Track exams if I am attending CTU as a part-time student?
Fast Track is available to all students enrolled in eligible CTU degree programs. To see if there are Fast Track exams for your degree program, contact an Admission Advisor or Success Coach.

The amount of time it takes to earn a degree at CTU varies greatly depending on a number of factors, most of which are related to your choices and options as a learner. Factors that could influence how long it takes to complete your degree include:

There are many potential factors at play because CTU offers such a personalized approach to learning. Your graduation date will be determined by you and the dedicated experts at CTU, including Admission Advisors, Financial Aid Advisors, the Prior Learning Team, and more.

The best way to determine the exact length of time it will take to earn your degree is to start the conversation with an Admission Advisor.

Because CTU focuses on providing a personalized learning experience, there are many different paths to attaining a degree. Thankfully, CTU has a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping you choose the right path for your needs, including Admission Advisors, Financial Aid Advisors, a Prior Learning Team, and more.

The only way to determine the exact tuition for your degree is to start the conversation with an Admission Advisor. If you’re looking for a quick estimate, try our Tuition and Graduation Date Calculator.

Professional Learning Model

The CTU PLM™ places students in the active role of collaborative problem-solvers and project initiators, engaging you in complex, real-world situations and challenging you to organize, research and solve problems.

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